Texans for Public Justice

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is going to have to pump a whole lot more money into lobbyists and campaign contributions if he ever wants to start selling Tesla vehicles directly from the company’s Texas-based retail stores. That’s the conclusion from a new Texans for Public Justice report sizing up the influence machine that Musk, CEO […]
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As early as this week, an attorney pro tem could be named to defend the state in an ethics complaint involving Gov. Rick Perry and the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit. In June, Texans for Public Justice filed the complaint, which alleges Perry committed coercion, bribery and official oppression when he vetoed funding […]
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Government watchdog group Texans for Public Justice filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming that Gov. Rick Perry has committed the crime of coercion — and perhaps bribery — by threatening to veto funds for a special investigative unit unless Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigns. Perry’s office confirmed earlier this week that he plans
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About Medina’s campaign-funded clothes… Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina is defending her use of campaign funds to pay for her clothes and shoes that she wears on the campaign trail. In an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman, Medina said that even though doing so makes her uncomfortable, she uses the funds for clothes […]
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